[duxuser] Re: Question from a non-msword user
- From: "Foxworth, Ann" <Ann.Foxworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 07:41:27 -0600
Catherine:
It has been my experience that converting Word documents to WordPerfect is a
very risky business indeed. The reason is that if WordPerfect doesn't convert
a particular Word style, the text created in that style will simply be missing
from the converted document. I have seen entire paragraphs missing because
someone who didn't know how to use Word styles properly put a header style in
the body of the text. WordPerfect does not recognize this header style, so all
the text in that style wasn't there anymore when I opened the WordPerfect
document in Duxbury. We were so glad here when Duxbury 10.3 allowed for direct
importation of Word documents.
Ann Foxworth, Computer Braille Specialist
Texas Commission for the Blind
4800 N. Lamar BLVD Suite # 130
Austin, TX 78756
PH: (512) 377-0654
-----Original Message-----
From: Catherine Thomas [mailto:braille@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 2:43 AM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Question from a non-msword user
The DOS computer I use to do my braille transcribing does not have MSWORD.
This is not a problem for the majority of my work which is done from
scanned print documents or from ascii text. However, occasionally, I have
to convert a document from MSWORD to something that can be opened in
WordPefect DOS. I have a DOS program called VIEW whichwill very
successfully force such a document into plain ascii tect. Its main
drawback is that it leaves in the MSWORD codes--all the stuff about how
the document was prepared, what fonts, headings, printer etc. was used.
Does anyone know of another method for coverting MSWORD docments without
MSWORD or, alternatively, specific instruction to give customers so that
they can send a document originally created in MSWORD in plain text?
If you would prefer to reply privately to this message, be my guest.
Catherine
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